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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. VIL JUNE 15, 1907.

The next Keeper of Newgate was John Kirby, who held the office until his death on 30 Aug., 1804. A Mr. Newman was Governor of the prison in 1814 ; and he was succeeded, about 1817, by a Mr. Brown. John Wontner, a former Marshal of the City of London, who lost a leg in a horse accident on 16 Nov., 1821, was the successor of Mr. Brown, and remained Governor for eleven years, until his death on 7 Nov., 1833 (Gent. Mag., vol. ciii. pt. ii. p. 475).

A full list of these functionaries would no doubt prove of value to students, and along with the catalogue of the Kings of Bath and the Ordinaries of Newgate, which have been given previously in ' N. & Q.,' might well be added to future editions of ' Haydn's Book of Dignities.'

HORACE BLEACKLEY. Fox Oak, Hersham.

MB. D. M. MOORE : NEW YORK UNDER BRITISH RULE. The following interesting item appeared recently in The City Press :

"A SEVERED LINK WITH THE PAST. A few days ago there passed away in the person of Mr. D. M Moore, at the age of 83, the grandson of one of the last Governors of New York under British rule. The family's very considerable landed property was confiscated by the Republic, and the attempts afterwards made to regain it failed, although as recently as 1847 the then Ambassador to the United States, Lord Lyons, took a personal interest in the effort. Some twenty years ago Mr. Moore came to London possessed of an ample fortune. His speculations proved unsuccessful, however,.and by degrees he was reduced to absolute penury. He was known personally to Mr. Choate and' many leading Americans, but pride prevented him from taking any action that would have served to draw attention to his need. Eventually he was induced to seek the aid of the Mansion House. By the officials he was forwarded to the infirmary, -where he remained in comfort and at rest until death came as a blessed release."

W. D. PINK.

4 CARTULARIUM SAXONICUM.' (See 10 S. vii. 185, 287.) PROF. SKEAT'S note is very welcome. The proper way to deal with place-names is to trace them historically. I found that the ' Cartularium ' had abun- dant material for a basis of work, and pre- sently set about a topographical index to the entire collection. About half of the charters are done, and the hopes of its being completed are much raised by the opinion of PROF. SKEAT that the thing will be a public service. I have occasionally glanced at Kemble's index to the ' C. D.,' and with unsatisfactory results ; but in the end I shall perhaps collate my work with his before considering it fit for publication. Thorpe's index to his ' Diplomarium ' is

worse than useless, being full of mere ety- mological speculations. The work is very arduous much more so than might have been expected and requires what may be called a topographical turn of mind rather than a disposition for speculative ety- mologies. With reference to Pagham, I did not give the county in such case because of an assumption that the student would see from the context to what county it belongs.

Here are three further interesting items :

349. Dunhamstyde is probably Dunham- stead, near Oddingley, Worcestershire, and certainly not " Hempstead in Gloucester."

477. Wenbeorh, Wenbeorgen, has nothing to do with Hinton Ampner ; it is now called Wanborough, but according to the charter was at one time Hynyton. The adjacent village of Little Hinton presupposes a greater Hinton, which is the place in question.

528 (also 290, 312, 409). Dommuc is not Dunwich. The seat of the bishops of East Anglia was at Dommuc or Dommoc, a town near or on the site of Felixstow that has been washed away by the sea (9 S. x. 312).

I should mention that these notes apply solely to the title or heading of each of Dr. Birch's charters, where I have considered them erroneous ; and are submitted to my fellow students with a view to correction if necessary. EDWARD SMITH.

Putney.

BROOM PLANT AS FRENCH WORKMEN'S BADGE. The writer of a review in the ' Bibliographic ' of L* Intermediate, 30 Aout, 1906, observes that it was fitting M. Pierre Bietry should deal with the antecedents and signification of the movement of pro- test, which has shown itself among work- men, against the tendencies of State Socialism and its official representatives :

" No one has put forward with greater pride this epithet of ' jaune,' born of an incident in a strike at Montceau - les - Mines, and the broom which symbolizes liberty of work, as the red eglantine represents irreducible and violent class hatred."

L. S.

HARDWICKE HOUSE, SEAFORD. Hard- wicke House, Broad Street, Seaford, an ivyclad mansion bearing the date 1603 on a stone in the front, is about to be sold by auction. The house was formerly the old courthouse, and was at one time in the occupation of Alfred Tennyson. Extensive grounds are attached to the house, and there is an ominous note in the particulars of sale to the effect that if the property in its present character as a fine old historic mansion is